Students’ reading comprehension: an educational case about a methodological proposal in education

Abstract

Introduction: The intention of this article is to show the experience of an eclectic proposal implementation in first grade students. Objective: To deeply know how in elementary school students are beginning to work on an ability that will become very important during their learning process, which will be the reading skill in a second language. Method: As they are developing this skill through the use of reproductive skills, in this study it is proposed to use an alternative methodology to this language development, which will be an eclectic methodological proposal with a qualitative approach, in order to take advantage of this skill acquisition process to begin growing reading comprehension and second language learning as well. Results: It could be demonstrated that an eclectic methodological proposal could help students to improve their reading comprehension. Conclusion: Teachers can feel confident about using eclectic methodologies in the classroom as it can become a success along the learning sessions.